I'm really good at shooting.

This time it seems that even if Nowitzki sets the flag, the Mavericks will not die.

After winning 7 consecutive victories, the Mavericks ushered in their old rivals the Spurs at home.

They had successfully avenged the Spurs last season. Facing the opponent that Nelson most wanted to win, they naturally would not hold back, and launched a crazy offensive from the very beginning.

But the result of the game surprised everyone.

101 to 108, the Mavericks' 7-game winning streak was ended by the Spurs.

With 101 points, the Mavericks' own offense is no problem.

But the Spurs, who have never been good at offense, scored 108 points!

除了邓肯日常得到25+15的数据外，吉诺比利也得到21分，帕克也有16分6助攻进账。

The Spurs also seem to have found a new way to play against the Mavericks.

I will do my best on the defensive end, and I don't necessarily require you to be dead, but I will guarantee the firepower on the offensive end.

Anyway, in the end, the team with more points wins the game.

The flag set by Nowitzki seems to have come true in the end.

The first loss of the season, and still lost to the Spurs.

The Mavericks felt like they were on a collective roller coaster, reaching the highest point and then slumping to the bottom with a jerk.

That hits hard.

In the next game against the Pistons, the Mavericks' morale was poor, and the Pacers' defense was airtight. In the end, they regretted losing and suffered a wave of two-game losing streak.

In the locker room after the game, the atmosphere of the team was a bit dull.

"Don't be downcast like your wife ran away, open your eyes wide to see who the f*cking number one in the league is! Find a few women to have fun at night, and tomorrow will be another beautiful day!"

Barkley's post-match encouragement was special, but it worked.

The players started talking and laughing loudly again in the shower.

Sun Hao came out of the shower and saw Nowitzki still sitting there in a daze, not even rubbing his feet, looking preoccupied.

Not long after, the players left the locker room one after another.

Nowitzki is still sitting there.

"Dirk?"

Sun Hao put his schoolbag on his back and was about to leave. When he saw that Nowitzki hadn't moved, he called him.

Nowitzki didn't hear it the first time, and he didn't look up until he yelled the second time.

He didn't come to his senses until he looked around the locker room and there was no one else there.

"What do you think?"

Sun Hao put down his schoolbag first, walked over to him and sat down.

"Son, I still don't understand why we lost, to the Spurs and the Pacers."

Nowitzki's words explained why he was in a daze for so long.

This wave of losing streak, the Mavericks' mood is the biggest drop is him.

As he said in the post-match press conference before, he was already thinking about winning the championship, but the reality gave him a head-on blow.

"Dirk, it's just two regular season games."

Sun Hao felt that Nowitzki's mentality was a bit wrong this season.

Although the Mavericks lineup has become stronger, it is impossible to keep winning!

"But we didn't play badly, and we beat them last season."

It's this place that Dirk Nowitzki struggles with.

Losing to the Lakers is acceptable, but losing to the Spurs and Pacers is acceptable.

The Spurs succeeded in revenge last season, and the Pacers never lost.

Doesn't this mean that they are weaker than last season?

"They are also getting stronger."

Sun Hao didn't say anything about flag poisonous milk, but said it very seriously.

"Have it?"

Nowitzki froze for a moment.

The Spurs didn't have any substantial reinforcements this summer at all.

If signing a veteran Kevin Willis counts.

It's a similar story for the Pacers, with Miller another year older.

"Of course, becoming stronger doesn't necessarily mean trading and signing. Didn't you find that Ginobili, Parker, and Artest have all improved a lot?"

Sun Hao probably knows what Nowitzki thinks when he talks about this.

He couldn't tell Nowitzki that the Spurs were the championship champion this year in history, and he couldn't tell Nowitzki that the Pacers' record in the regular season next year would be the league's No. [-].

But he can totally explain it.

The Spurs lost to them last season because of their lack of perimeter strength. Although they had Ginobili and Parker, they were too immature.

But now entering the second grade, both of them have improved a lot.

Ginobili, in particular, became more mature after experiencing the baptism of the World Championships.

As for the Pacers, they are not weak, and Artest's rapid growth has made up for their weakest striker.

Just like "what would it be like if Sabonis entered the NBA earlier", another topic that fans are keen to discuss is "if there is no Auburn Palace incident, will the Pacers become the final championship".

Therefore, although the lineups of the Spurs and Pacers have not changed much, their strength has improved no less than that of the Mavericks.

"No one is standing still, aren't we always making progress?"

Seeing that Nowitzki didn't speak, Sun Hao continued.

Except for a few who squander their talents like "Big Dog" Robinson, most NBA players train hard.

It was Kobe who saw Los Angeles at four o'clock in the morning, but there are more teams who know the scenery at four o'clock in the morning in other cities.

To put it bluntly, there are only so many people in an NBA league. If you don't work hard, there are plenty of people who can replace you.

"I understand."

Nowitzki nodded.

This is not the same as playing a game to clear the level. It is not to kill a boss and pass there next time.

Because their opponents are getting stronger just like them.

"Keep a normal mind. We are very strong this season, but we are by no means capable of winning the championship easily. Even the Lakers, weren't they almost defeated by the Kings and us last season? And our record since the start of the game is not as good as ours. Opponents matter too."

Although Sun Hao has never won a championship, his positioning for the Mavericks is still very clear.

After strengthening, the favorites to win the championship, but the Kings, Spurs and Lakers in the West, the Pacers, Celtics, Wizards and Nets in the East, are still as strong or even stronger as last season.

The only difference is that they were challengers last season, but this season, they are at least on the same level as them.

As for who wins and who loses in the end, it depends on on-the-spot performance and targeted adjustments.

Or in other words, many teams in the West have the ability to win the championship this season, and whoever wins in the end will win a championship with a very high gold content.

On the second day after chatting with Sun Hao, Nowitzki came back to life in the training session.

Moreover, he took the initiative to motivate his teammates and brought back the morale of the team.

Sun Hao can feel that Nowitzki really wants to win this season.

And these experiences have made him mature slowly.

Well, from a novice driver to a mature old driver.

At this moment, a message came out from the alliance.

Yao Ming signed a sneaker endorsement contract with Nike.

Don't be surprised, because the center does not sell shoes, the signing of sneaker contracts is generally slower.

Sun Hao sent a congratulatory message to Yao Ming as soon as he heard the news.

In history, Yao Ming's sneakers were signed by Reebok.

But to be honest, the quality of Reebok's shoes is not very good, especially the shoes used by the center forward, which can even be described as poor.

Theoretically speaking, for a person of Yao Ming's weight, the knees and ankles are more heavily loaded, but the most injured is his thumb.

A similar situation also happened to O'Neill.

And apart from their large weight, the two of them have one thing in common.

That's right, they were wearing Reebok shoes.

So in a sense, Yao Ming's early career reimbursement has a lot to do with Reebok shoes.

After all, shoes are the most influential of all game equipment on players.

Now because of his relationship, Nike has paid more attention to Yao Ming in order to fight against Adidas, and spent a lot of money to sign Yao Ming.

This is good news for Yao Ming.

After Nowitzki took heart, he scored 35+15 in the game against the Trail Blazers, blowing up the opposing Rasheed Wallace and leading the team to a big victory over the opponent.

After the game, Sun Hao, as a teammate, felt that Nowitzki's state this season really had a chance to compete for the MVP.

And he is also passing the ball to Nowitzki more.

The team's goal this season is to win the championship. It's okay to pass the ball to whoever is in the best condition.

After playing the Trail Blazers, the Mavericks won the Bucks and Suns in a row.

After 11 games, 9 wins and 2 losses, the Mavericks record tops the league.

As Sun Hao said, the Mavericks are very strong this season.

Play steadily in the regular season, get a good ranking, and the playoffs will officially start the game.

And that sentence is true, only by standing tall can you see far.

The Lakers played relatively poorly in the regular season in the first two seasons, and when their strength arrived, they were thinking about the playoffs at the beginning of the regular season.

After winning the Suns, the Mavericks rested for two days and played against the Wizards at home.

The Wizards have made little adjustments to the lineup during the offseason this season. Barkley left, and they added another veteran, Danny Manning.

It was mentioned in the World Championships, the 88 No. [-] pick who was tyrannized by Schmidt at the Pan American Games with Mourning.

Manning's role is similar to that of Barkley last season.

However, the Wizards' record has improved a lot this season. Now they have 8 wins and 3 losses against the Nets, Celtics and Pacers, temporarily ranking first in the Eastern Conference.

The biggest reason is Van Gundy's entry and Yao Ming's progress.

Jordan seems to have figured out one thing after playing last season. He is 40 years old, and it is impossible for him to fight for everything like he was 20 years old.

So in the new season, he has greatly reduced his shots, from 23 last season to 17 this season.

Along with that came increased efficiency, as his shooting percentage increased to 46 percent.

Although it is still not comparable to the peak period, it is 3 percentage points higher than last season.

His average data per game is also stable at around 22+5+6.

In summary, he played with less effort and more efficiently.

And the part of the ball he allocated basically went to Yao Ming.

As a result, in the second year of his career, Yao Ming began to show a clear upward trend.

赛季打到现在场均13次出手，场均贡献18.3分10.2板2盖帽2.1助攻，51%的投篮命中率。

In terms of statistics alone, this is already the second center in the league after O'Neal.

There have been a large number of Yao Ming fans in Washington, and they even created the "Yao Ming is dead" Yao song.

Because of Sun Hao's appearance, Yao Ming didn't go to Houston as in history, but it doesn't seem to affect those outside the court.